"Optical Beam Steering"

Abstract: This invention generally relates to an optical beam steering apparatus and a method of manufacturing an optical beam steering apparatus, and more particularly to an optical add drop multiplexer (OADM) such as a reconfigurable OADM (ROADM) comprising the optical beam steering apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a slab and a plurality of optical elements in or on a first surface of said slab, the plurality of optical elements including at least one liquid crystal on silicon element, the apparatus being arranged such that at least one optical beam can propagate freely in the slab from one of said plurality of optical elements to another one of said plurality of optical elements via a reflection from a second surface of the optical beam steering apparatus.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

25 May 2011

Publication Number

39/2013

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

PHYSICS

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED

CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE,UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, 10 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB2 1QA, UNITED KINGDOM;

Inventors

1. COLLINGS, NEIL

29 EMSONS CLOSE, LINTON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB21 4NB, UNITED KINGDOM

2. CROSSLAND, WILLIAM

15 SCHOOL LANE, HARLOW, ESSEX CM20 2QD, UNITED KINGDOM

3. REDMOND, MAURA MICHELLE

24 THORNTON ROAD, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB3 0NW, UNITED KINGDOM

4. NUGENT, DAVID

6 DORRAL DEAN, HIGHFIELDS, CALDECCOTE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB23 7ZW, UNITED KINGDOM

5. ROBERTSON, BRIAN

C/O ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, 9 JJ THOMSON AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB3 0FA, UNITED KINGDOM

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	3931-delnp-2011-Abstract.pdf	2012-02-03
1	3931-delnp-2011-Form-3-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
2	3931-delnp-2011-Claims.pdf	2012-02-03
2	3931-delnp-2011-Form-1-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
3	3931-delnp-2011-Correspondence-others.pdf	2012-02-03
3	3931-delnp-2011-Correspondence-others-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
4	Form-13-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
4	3931-delnp-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2012-02-03
5	3931-DELNP-2011-Form-5-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
5	3931-delnp-2011-Drawings.pdf	2012-02-03
6	3931-delnp-2011-Form-1.pdf	2012-02-03
6	3931-DELNP-2011-Form-1-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
7	3931-delnp-2011-Form-2.pdf	2012-02-03
7	3931-DELNP-2011-Correspondence Others-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
8	3931-delnp-2011-GPA-(11-11-2011).pdf	2011-11-11
8	3931-delnp-2011-Form-3.pdf	2012-02-03
9	3931-delnp-2011-Correspondence-others-(11-11-2011).pdf	2011-11-11
9	3931-delnp-2011-Form-5.pdf	2012-02-03
10	3931-delnp-2011-Correspondence-others-(11-11-2011).pdf	2011-11-11
10	3931-delnp-2011-Form-5.pdf	2012-02-03
11	3931-delnp-2011-Form-3.pdf	2012-02-03
11	3931-delnp-2011-GPA-(11-11-2011).pdf	2011-11-11
12	3931-DELNP-2011-Correspondence Others-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
12	3931-delnp-2011-Form-2.pdf	2012-02-03
13	3931-DELNP-2011-Form-1-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
13	3931-delnp-2011-Form-1.pdf	2012-02-03
14	3931-delnp-2011-Drawings.pdf	2012-02-03
14	3931-DELNP-2011-Form-5-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
15	3931-delnp-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2012-02-03
15	Form-13-(21-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-21
16	3931-delnp-2011-Correspondence-others-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
16	3931-delnp-2011-Correspondence-others.pdf	2012-02-03
17	3931-delnp-2011-Claims.pdf	2012-02-03
17	3931-delnp-2011-Form-1-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
18	3931-delnp-2011-Form-3-(05-10-2011).pdf	2011-10-05
18	3931-delnp-2011-Abstract.pdf	2012-02-03